Shasta Head Start - Cottonwood
Shasta Head Start - Cottonwood is a licensed child care center in Cottonwood, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 55 centers in Shasta County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Shasta Head Start - Cottonwood take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Shasta Head Start - Cottonwood had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Shasta Head Start - Cottonwood compare with other daycares in Shasta County?
It is tied for #1 of 55 centers in Shasta County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Shasta Head Start - Cottonwood last inspected?
Sep 24, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Shasta Head Start - Cottonwood cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shasta Head Start - Cottonwood for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Shasta County, which includes Cottonwood, was $775 a month for preschoolers (about $980 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Shasta Head Start - Cottonwood?
The licensee is Shasta Head Start Child Development INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Haley Keefe.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 455404137 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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